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I think that HMRC is in the process of trying to get individuals to more or less continuously supply data on income—with the information technology systems that we have now, it may be easier to do that. It may not be necessary to continue with the 15-month delay, which may hav...
This reflects that future forms of top up assistance developed may be structured differently i.e. they may have different eligibility criteria or rely on different qualifying benefits.
However, it is difficult to quantify this, not least because it may be that a significant proportion of all incidents amounting to a breach of a DAPN or DAPO would have required a police response, and may amount to a criminal offence.
Given that, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual infrastructure projects that may come forward as I may not interfere with or prejudice any decisions that may come before the Scottish ministers for determination.
The Deputy First Minister warned in May of last year that “tough and decisive action must be taken to ensure the sustainability of public finances and that future budgets can be balanced.”